# List of ecclesiastical works by Edward Blore

Edward Blore (1787–1879) was an English antiquarian, artist, and architect. He was born in Derby, and was trained by his father, Thomas, who was an antiquarian and a topographer. Edward became skilled at drawing accurate and detailed architectural illustrations. His commissions included drawings of Peterborough, Durham, and Winchester Cathedrals. His drawings of Althorp brought him to the attention of Earl Spencer, who was influential in introducing him to other wealthy and influential patrons. After his father died in 1818, Blore started to prepare architectural designs for new buildings. The first of these was for the enlargement of Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House. Although this was not accepted, it led to the acceptance of his design for Corehouse, a large country house in Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the judge George Cranstoun. More commissions for country houses followed. Blore then became involved with the Church Commissioners, designing, with others, a series of churches that have become to be known as Commissioners' churches, the first of these being St George's Church in Battersea, London.
Blore's connection with Earl Spencer helped him to gain the commission for rebuilding Lambeth Palace for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Following this he worked on some of the most important buildings in the country, including the completion of Buckingham Palace, on Windsor Castle and on Hampton Court Palace. He gained two commissions for major works abroad, the Vorontsov Palace in Ukraine, and Government House, Sydney in Sydney, Australia. The rest of his works are in Great Britain, and mainly in England. These range from palaces and country houses, cathedrals and churches, through schools, rectories, and lodges, to groups of estate houses with washhouses.
Blore received a DCL degree from Oxford University, and was a founder member of the British Archaeological Association and of the Institute of British Architects. He retired from active architectural practice in 1849, but continued to produce drawings. In total, these filled 48 volumes, which are held in the British Library. Blore died at his home in Manchester Square, Marylebone, London, in 1879, leaving an estate of £80,000 (equivalent to £10,270,000 in 2023).

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| Grade | Criteria |
| Grade I | Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. |
| Grade II* | Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. |
| Grade II | Buildings of national importance and special interest. |
| "—" denotes a work that is not graded. ||
| Category (Scotland) | Criteria |
| Category A | Buildings of special architectural or historical interest which are outstanding examples of a particular period, style or building type. |
| Category B | Buildings of special architectural or historic interest which are major examples of a particular period, style or building type. |
| Category C(S) | Buildings of special architectural or historic interest which are representative examples of a period, style or building type. |
| "—" denotes a work that is not graded. ||

## Works

| Name | Location | Photograph | Date | Notes | Grade |
| St George's Church | Battersea, Greater London | | 1827–28 | A Commissioners' Church, subsequently demolished. | |
| Westminster Abbey | Westminster, Greater London 51°29′58″N 0°07′39″W﻿ / ﻿51.4994°N 0.1275°W﻿ / 51.4994; -0.1275﻿ (Westminster Abbey) | | 1827–49 | As surveyor to the abbey, Blore rescued a 13th-century retable, installed a screen between the nave and the choir, remodelled the choir, and restored the cloister and the exterior of the north side of the nave. | I |
| Parish church | Canford Magna, Dorset 50°47′20″N 1°57′22″W﻿ / ﻿50.7889°N 1.9560°W﻿ / 50.7889; -1.9560﻿ (Parish church, Canford Magna) | | 1829 | Nave extended towards the west. | I |
| St Paul's Church | Warrington, Cheshire | | 1829–30 | A Commissioners' Church, subsequently demolished. | |
| Ripon Cathedral | Ripon, North Yorkshire 54°08′06″N 1°31′13″W﻿ / ﻿54.1350°N 1.5202°W﻿ / 54.1350; -1.5202﻿ (Ripon Cathedral) | | 1829–31 | Restoration. | I |
| Old St Mary's Church | Woburn, Bedfordshire 51°59′23″N 0°37′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.9896°N 0.6199°W﻿ / 51.9896; -0.6199﻿ (Old St Mary's Church, Woburn) | | c. 1830 | Blore carried out work on the tower. He also designed the wall, gates and gatepiers of the churchyard. | II |
| St Mary's Church | Longfleet, Poole, Dorset 50°43′22″N 1°58′18″W﻿ / ﻿50.7227°N 1.9717°W﻿ / 50.7227; -1.9717﻿ (Old St Mary's Church, Longfleet) | | 1830–33 | | II |
| Chapel, Trinity College | Cambridge 52°12′27″N 0°07′03″E﻿ / ﻿52.2074°N 0.1174°E﻿ / 52.2074; 0.1174﻿ (Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge) | | 1831–32 | Restoration. | I |
| St John the Baptist's Church | Leytonstone, Waltham Forest, Greater London 51°34′07″N 0°00′39″E﻿ / ﻿51.5687°N 0.0109°E﻿ / 51.5687; 0.0109﻿ (St John the Baptist's Church, Leytonstone) | | 1831–32 | | II |
| Chapel, Wadham College | Oxford 51°45′22″N 1°15′14″W﻿ / ﻿51.7561°N 1.2539°W﻿ / 51.7561; -1.2539﻿ (Wadham College Chapel, Oxford) | | 1831–32 | Restoration. | I |
| Christ Church | Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire 51°41′32″N 0°02′01″W﻿ / ﻿51.6922°N 0.0337°W﻿ / 51.6922; -0.0337﻿ (Christ Church, Waltham Cross) | | 1831–32 | A Commissioners' church. Originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity. | II |
| Christ Church | Croft, Cheshire 53°26′15″N 2°32′36″W﻿ / ﻿53.4374°N 2.5433°W﻿ / 53.4374; -2.5433﻿ (Christ Church, Croft) | | 1832–33 | A Commissioners' church. | II |
| St John the Evangelist's Church | Stratford, Newham, Greater London 51°32′31″N 0°00′11″E﻿ / ﻿51.5419°N 0.0030°E﻿ / 51.5419; 0.0030﻿ (St John's Church, Stratford) | | 1833–34 | A Commissioners' church. | II |
| St John the Baptist's Church | Potters Bar, Hertfordshire 51°41′43″N 0°10′34″W﻿ / ﻿51.6954°N 0.1762°W﻿ / 51.6954; -0.1762﻿ (St John's Church, Potters Bar) | | 1835 | Damaged by fire in 1911; replaced by the new Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Saints. | |
| St Mary the Virgin's Church | Vincent Square, Westminster, Greater London 51°29′32″N 0°08′02″W﻿ / ﻿51.4921°N 0.1340°W﻿ / 51.4921; -0.1340﻿ (St Mary's Church, Vincent Square, Westminster) | | 1836–37 | A Commissioners' church. Demolished in 1923. | |
| St Peter's Church | Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Greater London 51°31′27″N 0°02′59″W﻿ / ﻿51.5242°N 0.0496°W﻿ / 51.5242; -0.0496﻿ (St Peter's Church, Stepney) | | 1837–38 | Declared redundant in 1987 and converted into residential use. | II |
| Christ Church | Chelsea, Greater London 51°29′08″N 0°09′50″W﻿ / ﻿51.48567°N 0.1639°W﻿ / 51.48567; -0.1639﻿ (Christ Church, Chelsea) | | 1838 | Built as a chapel of ease to St Luke, Chelsea. | II |
| Holy Trinity Church | Lambeth, Greater London | | 1838–39 | A Commissioners' church. Damaged by bombing in about 1941. | |
| St Luke's Church | Berwick Street, Soho, Westminster, Greater London | — | 1838–39 | A Commissioners' church. Demolished in 1936. | |
| Chapel, Merton College | Oxford 51°45′04″N 1°15′09″W﻿ / ﻿51.7511°N 1.2525°W﻿ / 51.7511; -1.2525﻿ (Merton College Chapel) | | 1838–43 | Restoration. | I |
| Christ Church | Hoxton, Hackney, Greater London | | 1839 | Damaged by bombing in 1944. | |
| Holy Trinity Church | Barkingside, Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London 51°35′22″N 0°04′36″E﻿ / ﻿51.5895°N 0.0766°E﻿ / 51.5895; 0.0766﻿ (Holy Trinity Church, Barkingside) | | 1839–40 | A Commissioners' church. | II |
| Norwich Cathedral | Norwich, Norfolk 52°37′55″N 1°18′03″E﻿ / ﻿52.6319°N 1.3007°E﻿ / 52.6319; 1.3007﻿ (Norwich Cathedral) | | c. 1840 | Restoration/alterations. | I |
| Thorney Abbey | Thorney, Cambridgeshire 52°37′13″N 0°06′26″W﻿ / ﻿52.6204°N 0.1071°W﻿ / 52.6204; -0.1071﻿ (Thorney Abbey) | | 1840–41 | Alterations. | I |
| Ely Cathedral | Ely, Cambridgeshire 52°23′55″N 0°15′50″E﻿ / ﻿52.3987°N 0.2638°E﻿ / 52.3987; 0.2638﻿ (Ely Cathedral) | | 1840–41, 1844 | Restoration/alterations. | I |
| St Mary Magdalen's Church | Oxford 51°45′17″N 1°15′32″W﻿ / ﻿51.7546°N 1.2588°W﻿ / 51.7546; -1.2588﻿ (St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford) | | 1840–42 | Rebuilt the south aisle. | I |
| Chapel, College of St Mark and St John | Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London 51°28′56″N 0°11′12″W﻿ / ﻿51.4821°N 0.1867°W﻿ / 51.4821; -0.1867﻿ (Chapel at College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea) | | 1841 | College chapel; designed in conjunction with its principal, Derwent Coleridge. | II |
| St Thomas' Church | Charterhouse Square, Smithfield, Greater London | | 1841–42 | Closed in 1906 and demolished in 1909. | |
| St Mary Magdalen's Church | Latimer, Buckinghamshire 51°40′47″N 0°33′15″W﻿ / ﻿51.6797°N 0.5541°W﻿ / 51.6797; -0.5541﻿ (St Mary Magdalen's Church, Latimer) | | 1841–42 | | II |
| Church of St James the Great | Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, Greater London 51°31′36″N 0°03′49″W﻿ / ﻿51.5268°N 0.0635°W﻿ / 51.5268; -0.0635﻿ (St James' Church, Bethnal Green) | | 1841–44 | Declared redundant in 1984 and converted into residential use. | |
| St Peter's Church | Bushley, Worcestershire 52°00′27″N 2°11′01″W﻿ / ﻿52.0076°N 2.1835°W﻿ / 52.0076; -2.1835﻿ (St Peter's Church, Bushley) | | 1842–43 | | II |
| Holy Trinity Church | Windsor, Berkshire 51°28′43″N 0°36′49″W﻿ / ﻿51.4787°N 0.6137°W﻿ / 51.4787; -0.6137﻿ (Holy Trinity Church, Windsor) | | 1842–44 | | II |
| Chapel, St John's College | Oxford 51°45′23″N 1°15′31″W﻿ / ﻿51.7564°N 1.2586°W﻿ / 51.7564; -1.2586﻿ (St John's College Chapel) | | 1843 | Remodelled. | I |
| Ramsey Abbey | Ramsey, Cambridgeshire 52°26′51″N 0°05′51″W﻿ / ﻿52.4474°N 0.0976°W﻿ / 52.4474; -0.0976﻿ (Ramsey Abbey) | | 1843 | Alterations. | I |
| St John the Evangelist's Church | Cinderford, Gloucestershire 51°48′45″N 2°30′18″W﻿ / ﻿51.8126°N 2.5051°W﻿ / 51.8126; -2.5051﻿ (St John's Church, Cinderford) | | 1843–44 | | II |
| St Mary's Church | Great Brington, Northamptonshire 52°16′52″N 1°01′24″W﻿ / ﻿52.2811°N 1.0233°W﻿ / 52.2811; -1.0233﻿ (St Mary's Church, Great Brington) | | 1846 | Restoration. | I |
| Glasgow Cathedral | Glasgow, Scotland 55°51′46″N 4°14′05″W﻿ / ﻿55.8629°N 4.2346°W﻿ / 55.8629; -4.2346﻿ (Glasgow Cathedral) | | 1846– | Alterations. | A |
| St Denys' Church | Aswarby, Lincolnshire 52°56′45″N 0°24′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.9459°N 0.4132°W﻿ / 52.9459; -0.4132﻿ (St Denys' Church, Aswarby) | | 1850 | Restoration. | I |